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best egg laying breed of chicken

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Should I get chickens?

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Egg Storage Ideas? (Before distributing)

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Okay to give chickens rainwater?

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Would scarecrows protect chickens?

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Kosher King meat chicken

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Building a Portable Brooder

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20 years in the waiting, but chickens hatch this spring!

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getting chicks the natural way

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Is anyone drying tree hay for chickens?

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Rooster Ring for reducing crowing

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Balancing happy chickens and "farm" needs - advanced chicken wrangling

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Help! I want to hatch more eggs, but not hover

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Will this electric fence setup work to keep chickens in?

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New Book: Free-Range Survival Chickens

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Easy DIY Chick Brooder

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My chicken brooder

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Avian flu concerns

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Sunflowers as chicken feed

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Egg Storage Ideas? (Before distributing)

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Skinning vs. plucking chickens

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Chicken nesting condos.....questionable design??

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Chicken Feed

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The basic concepts for why OR why not to heat a coop

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Critter Breeder Review Grid

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Landrace Chicken project--some breeding thoughts--opinions and thoughts appreciated

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Roll-Out Nest Boxes

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Apple Poll!! Where do you keep baby birds?

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Permies Poll: Mash, Crumble, Pellet or Whole Grain Feed

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Kosher King meat chicken

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New dual-purpose chicken breeds

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How old are your meat chicken/roos when you, ehm, harvest them?

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